FUN FACT: "Coat of Many Colors" has been preserved in the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry.

@jodyweems2762

3 жыл бұрын

And the actual coat her mom made is on display at Dollywood I understand. Dolly kept it all these years.

@zacharybyrd9373

3 жыл бұрын

​@@jodyweems2762 i live 5 min away from dollywood. her coat is on display along with the original lyrics paper she used to write it

@heatherspence3848

2 жыл бұрын

I love that you through this in, she is a legend and is still killing it today

Dolly grew up here in a very poor region of Appalachia. She still lives here and has never left her roots. She donates a lot to the people and businesses here.

@albaPhenom

3 жыл бұрын

And it seems has invested a lot of money in Modernas Covid-19 vaccine which looks to be the most promising so far at 95% effectiveness. She just gave to the entire world.

@herrbonk3635

3 жыл бұрын

Why was it poor, historically? Low on nature resources?

@Bluewizard7131

3 жыл бұрын

@@herrbonk3635 It is a very rural area, and there are not many resources. The closest cities with decent (average) jobs are an hour or more drive each way. Historically, there were lots of farmers here, but that has been taken away by large corporations. Where I live it's an hour round trip to the nearest decent grocery. People stay here because many were born here and they love the mountains and the scenery. It's more complex than that, but that is a brief overview.

I was raised by a single mother and when i was 13 all she could afford for me was a winter coat from a thrift shop. I wore that thing proudly and remember it to this day.

@scottdaniels2500

3 жыл бұрын

Right On!

@jimearnest4342

3 жыл бұрын

Great tunes:God bless your mother

What a beautiful song. Her coat like Joseph's. This lady has never forgotten her faith or her roots. She consistently gives back to the Appalachian area she's from.

It's a true story. They made a Christmas movie out of it. Dolly narrates the movie herself. Really inspiring.

@kimberlinibambini1988

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Love her movies!❤️✨

@kimberlinibambini1988

3 жыл бұрын

OG Muffin yes!!

@starryeyedsurprise25

3 жыл бұрын

It is an excellent movie.

@kimmarievan-ever6599

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't know they did a film about it..but its well known this was autobiographical..she grew up really dirt poor money wise..but rich in love.. i am working class and had a wonderful childhood. Money was tight yes and as the youngest I wore the hand me downs from my sisters but god we were millionaires in love and care.. i have a friend who was the opposite..its funny untill you speak to others you think they had the wonderful childhood you did then you realise how lucky you are..I have now lost both my wonderful loving parents..my wonderful dad when i was only 19..as a daddy's girl it was devastating..at the end of my funeral I'm having dance with my father played becsuse thats what he used to do..he was American too..my mom was Welsh they met on a blind date in November 43 as dad was over here🇬🇧 doing training.. they got married in Feb 44 With a 3 day honeymoon..then dad went back to barracks and landed on Omaha beach on the DDay landings ..my strong matriarch mom lost her battle with alzheimer's in 2003..i had looked after her for 7 yrs.. my friends mom is still alive but quite poorly..the only thing she thinks about is what she's going to do with all the money she's going to have.. me on the other hand would give everything i had just for one more good day with my parents..i know how lucky I was..but it maked the loss harder 🐾🇬🇧💞🙏

For a time after my parents split up, my mother would take me to McDonald's for a happy meal and watch me eat. I never noticed she was just eating a few of my fries because she couldn't afford to buy food for both of us.

Often overlooked is Dolly's skill with the guitar. This performance is all her: songwriter, vocalist and guitarist... and all with those nails!

Growing up money poor made me appreciate the important things in life, they can keep theyre mansions, work hard, honestly and with dignity and you can't go wrong

Dolly is a national treasure. Long Live Dolly!

@michaelkarlsson5966

2 жыл бұрын

International treasure! :)

Did anyone notice that not only is she singing, but she is playing that guitar....with those nails?! Incidentally, Dolly cannot read sheet music, she is a natural music talent.

If we have one person who truly loves us; we're rich. ❤

This song makes me cry ever time I hear it, Dolly has never forgotten her root’s. Thank-you to your family for helping people 💜 Have a lovely weekend 😊

My sibs and me grew up poor on a farm. I can relate. We had coffee and toast for breakfast and bologna every day or jam sandwich made from choke cherry or Saskatoon jam we picked. Supper was mostly potatoe pancakes my mom scraped by hand. We planted and dug those. I didn’t realize we were poor. We ate and patched our clothes. Love Dolly Parton Appalachian poor she was

This song reminds me of my mother she would sew all my clothes and out of all the scraps of material she would make covers for the bed and at night I would remember that was from my dress or mums dress great memories

Dolly Parton is worth over 500 million dollars today. She has an amusement park in the Great Smoky Mountains that employs 5000 people called "Dollywood"

@jdthedj2078

3 жыл бұрын

I went there a few times growing up. I loved it. Want to go there again soon.

They sudden change in your expression as it switched to her at school being teased about her coat... that is a genuine feeling when the message Dolly was sending hits you.

My parents are from Jamaica and I grew up poor in the Bronx. My mother always made my clothing and show me the importance of being a person of character and worry about material things.

Dolly’s songs tell such wonderful stories. She is truly a modern day minstrel.

I can't listen to this song without crying!

My granny used to save all the scrap pieces of old clothes and make quilts during the winter, she stitched them by hand and I still have one 🥰🥰

@RinniePere

3 жыл бұрын

My Great Granny Nanny knitted scrap afghans and slippers for us every year. They are some of my most favorite things.

@ewaleokadia76

3 жыл бұрын

Although I didn't grow up poor but lower middle class, my grandmother did grow up poor in Poland. She loved sewing her grandchildren clothes although my parents could afford store bought clothing and did. However, my most beloved treasures from grandma are my faith in God and the beautiful sweaters that she made for me😊. I still have those sweaters and wear them during the fall and summer. Her knitting skills were superb and receive so many compliments to this day. The patterns are sophisticated and difficult but they mean more now that Babcia is gone😃.

Dolly is also known for her charities and kindness in emergencies like floods, other catastrophes.

I teared up! My mom sang this & others while she cleaned. I haven't hugged her since March 10th when the nursing home was restricted. If you can, hug your mom!

@emby_mb

2 жыл бұрын

I hope your mom is fine. God bless 🙏

I grew up on a farm, my parents were not wealthy, but they were kind, loving, thoughtful nd caring. Nothing else matters. I disagreed with them many times as a teen, later realized how right they were about everything.

She is one of the best storytellers. Every song is a story and you feel like she's singing it to you.

I've worn hand-me-downs of hand-me-downs when I was young ✌️♥️

My Grandma made quite a few of my clothes for school and I always felt like a princess, the clothes were made especially for me not picked off a rack and looked like everybody else's. Grandma and I made quilts together and things like that, I miss her very much!

It has been reported that she wrote this song and "I will Always Love You" on the same day... She has said that it doesn't bother her when people call her a "Dumb blonde" because she knows she isn't dumb .... and she also knows she isn't blonde.

@intotheblue96

3 жыл бұрын

She even did a song called "Dumb Blonde"

@Vikinggirl1679

3 жыл бұрын

She wrote Jolene and I will always love you the same day

@ralphkern380

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vikinggirl1679 Thanks for the correction.

@larrywt656

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's a Dolly Parton line if I ever heard one! She's got such an awesome sense of humor.

@barrywood7322

3 жыл бұрын

I saw her in concert in the UK it made me laugh when she came on stage and apologised for the ticket price and said “but it isn’t cheap to look this cheap” great concert 🎵

My mother made our clothes, knitted our jumpers and grew vegetables, all in the evenings after work. I went to school with my shoes hanging, until they finally fell from my feet. Thank you Ja, this is a very special song I used to listen to with my mum. Our mothers pain is so great for what they can't give us, but their love carries us on and on.

Your reaction ❤️

That was the 1st time, that I heard that particular song of Dolly's. WOW, what a wonderful story, made into a beautiful song! 👍 🥰

Dolly Parton is a treasure. Dolly also sang with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt in Trio. I love their song “The Sweetest Gift.”

@suzannelemieux3357

3 жыл бұрын

Those 3 ladies are treasures every one!

@marymargaretmoore9034

3 жыл бұрын

@@suzannelemieux3357 Yes, they are.

It's true, she did wear a coat of many colours that her momma made for her. I watched a documentary about her, her life was tough, her momma was always pregnant Dolly said " Momma always had one in her, and one by her side. Dolly helped to look after her younger siblings, and sadly lost a little brother. This woman is amazing. I grew up in a big family, my mum was a single parent with 7 kids, I get this song completely.

As far as I know this is 100% factual, Dolly genuinely went through those troubles. Which means, there really is a hero out there that gave Dolly's mom a box of rags and put clothes on Dolly's back.

I love these songs where we know what's coming up in the lyrics, 'cause we've heard the song before, but you don't, 'cause the goodness of your heart comes through every time you hear a line that grabs your attention. From this one, when you heard that the kids laughed at her, to the line in Janice Ian's "At Seventeen," when the girl was the last one chosen for sides on a basketball team, and you literally winced, 'cause you KNOW how that must feel. You truly listen to these songs; the words. And you feel them deeply. That's the reason we love your channel, Jay. You have such a good heart, and even though you don't necessarily mean for it to, it shines out so obviously through these reactions. You're a good young man.

This is my favorite song cause it makes me think about my granny she made my dresses for church I miss my granny so much see you again one day granny .

You all know Celine Dion. When she was a baby her parents put her to bed in a desk drawer in their bedroom. They were poor raising 14 children it is expensive. The children were passing all the clothes of the older ones and now she is giving back to the whole family what everyone missed in their youth. I'm a Quebecker too, I know her story. She's a younger Dolly Parton in a sens.

This made me tear up, haven’t heard it in quite a while, very humbling. Beautiful reaction Jay 😊

We love Dolly here in Tennessee. Bluegrass music is the roots of mountain folk. A lot are gospels and hymns. You should do a couple bluegrass songs. The talent on the fiddle, banjo, ect.. are nice. not to mention our funny accent. Lol. there's so many to recommend but another famous song is Man of constant sorrow. From the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou. Good movie good song.

This song has reduced me to tears for decades. So many kids are given "things" but lack the love of the families that continually struggle financially. Those who are supported emotionally are so much richer than those who only recieve gifts of name brand clothing or the latest toys or video consoles. Also, another great Dolly song for the Christmas season coming up is Hard Candy Christmas.

This is one of those songs that make you feel such a variety of emotions

Dolly was from very, very poor circumstances and a major part of her success has been accompanied by very thoughtful, intelligently designed and extensive charitable work that reaches far and wide. She’s a very lovely spirit.

Hats off to Dolly. You’re a great reactor.

Loretta Lynn "Coal Miner's Daughter".

@randall-king

3 жыл бұрын

In very much the same vein.

@susansabatka5318

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@susansabatka5318

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely coal miners daughter. This was an awesome reaction. Filled my heart❤

@RinniePere

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. ❤

@ExarKenneth71

3 жыл бұрын

Always loved that skit that Jerry Clower did about the depression and Loretta.

She said this is her favorite so g. She is the 4th of 12 children.

She composed the guitar lyrics, played complicated Melodies with those long nails and sang at the same time with such expression and that recording was live, not the record version that you usually hear.

She sounds EXACTLY the same! I worked security at an outdoor concert venue and I had to see her do Jolene....she was covered from head to toe rhinestones...she sparkles like a star!!!! I love miss dolly❤️

JoVaughn, I think you an awesome guy. Thank you for being you.

This song always gets me. My mom used to make a lot of our clothes when we were little. Also our curtains and other things around the house. I’m so lucky that my mom has excellent sewing skills and chose to use them to keep us clothed. Thank you for sharing some of your story too, Jovaughn! I love hearing about your family. 💕 PS. I just wrote to my mom to thank her for all of this. Thank you for the reminder!

No one ever talks about her guitar playing. She has full command of that Carter Style. She's probably practiced those changes and that picking pattern a million times. You don't just pick up the guitar and you're able to play that seamlessly.

Dolly isn't called the Queen of Country Music for nothing. She is a huge talent. You might also want to check out "Light of a Clear Blue Morning," "More Where That Came From" and "Here You Come Again." So much talent!

I just love how mad you looked when the children laughed. You are so sweet!

This song always makes me 😢 beautiful sentiment and beautiful voice. As a mom, I understand loving your children and never wanting them to feel anything but love and joy, even when the world is cruel

You’re about to hear a beautiful song-💜❤️✌️✨

This song always brings tears to my eyes. Because I believe her, I know she is sincere.. That’s why she’s such a wonderful songwriter, people believe Her stories because they are her real stories.

They made this song into a movie, with Jennifer Nettles, from Sugarland, playing Dolly's mother.

Sitting here in Dolly's home town. Her family was so poor, huge family in a one room shack. They didnt always have shoes, had to fetch the water from the well, use an outhouse. Dollys dad never learned to read, because he had to work the farm and couldnt go to school. Dollys family grew up with love and music and thats priceless. She gives so much back to us here in Tn, especially in the smokies. She gives books every month to every child born in Sevier Co. She is a treasure.

And Dolly still has that little coat - she kept it all these years. Shows family love endures!! Your reaction is so pure - loved you video!

@wnsafford1854

3 жыл бұрын

Dolly’s original coat is long gone. Neither she nor her mother knew for certain what happened to it. They assumed it was passed down till it wore out or taken apart & repurposed. After the success of the song, Dolly's mother made a "near duplicate" (to the best of her memory), which is on display at Dollywood (along with a fancier version from the movie). There is a stylized pic of the original coat on the Coat of Many Colors album cover, presumably done from the school pic Dolly had take in it, but she said the actual pic only shows the upper area.

@slowfootlabeef704

3 жыл бұрын

@@wnsafford1854 ah, I thought that was the original in the museum. Well, would be pretty amazing if it had survived all these years!

@wnsafford1854

3 жыл бұрын

@@slowfootlabeef704 Even many who’ve been to Dollywood think it’s the original, but with 7 younger siblings, it was probably gone before Dolly graduated high school. Still, I imagine the replica is special to Dolly, because her mom put her labor & love into it too (maybe as special as the original, since her mom did all that work purely from love, not need).

This song still makes me cry. She was truly the richest of them all ❤️💚💜🧡💙💗

This song is very real.. And i just love love her voice... She make singing seem sp effortless.. 💛💜

"I hope this coat will bring you Good luck & happiness" . . . and it did!

She has another song called Me and Little Andy. It is another example of her songwriting skills. It is so touching and Dolly is a national treasure!

Dolly was one of 11 children and like your aunt she never forgot her roots. She has donated sooooo much to charity. She has The Imagination Library" which any child no matter what income can sign up for and receive free books every month. Talented, compassionate, and just a sweetheart

Mystery solved! I knew I would hear little inflections of an accent in you, but could never place it. ☺️ love your reactions and how open you are to all decades and genres of music ❤️

I have a love for Dolly that runs deep. She was a fave of my grandparents and this is one of my mom's favourite songs 🎵 Dolly is sweet, humble, beautiful, generous, hilarious and has a voice like a porcelain bell. Great reaction!

One of the greatest musical storytellers ever and a lovely human as well.

All you really have to say about Dolly is that she is the very dictionary definition of a True American Treasure! And the fact that she's still going strong today is a real blessing for the rest of us. Dolly's songs always make me emotional because she and Loretta Lynn were my late wife's two favorite singers. You need to check out Nine To Five, both the song AND the movie. Dolly is one of the stars of the film and it's one of the funniest movies of all time.

TRUE TRUE STORYYYYYYY JAY! :) TIMELESS CLASSICCCCC WITH STRONGGG MEANING!

Dolly is an absolute legend and inspiration - I walked down the aisle to Forever Love - there was not a dry eye in the house.....❤️

New subscriber. I was a teenager in the 80’s. I love your channel, I love your reactions. I suggest a song, I song this at my Moms funeral. “Just when I needed you most”. By Randy Van Warmer. Very touching song great vocals. Oldie but a goodie. Best wishes for you success.

@user-DJDreamworld

3 жыл бұрын

Think he did it

Just a shout out to her guitar: she learned where many of her generation learned: the front porch.

She was born poor there was 9 or more children she was humble and such a sweet young girl.

I have seen so many reactions to this beautiful song and yours was by far the best! Great job.

Dolly is my cousin through my daddy's side. She was raised by very loving parents, they were incredibly poor just as we were. Life in the smoky mountains of eastern tennessee and western north carolina was hard, it got very cold in the winter. We were teased badly, but momma did her best, she made our clothes and washed by hand. We had music and church and of you were a lucky one, you got to go all the way through school. Now days certain areas are called mountain ghettos.

She’s been my consistency unproblematic queen for all 43 years of my life. Seeing her on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson when I was maybe 5 or 6 was one of my first vivid memories. I was instantly in love.

When my sister and I were young we grew up in upper class , beautiful new home, and never lacked for anything but I remember mom making us dresses, etc and they meant the world to us! When your mom takes that time to do those kinds of things they sure are the most special!! ❤

Gives me chills every time I hear this.

My mother and father used to joke about how poor they were as kids. Once my father said we all had holes in our shoes! My mothers reply was " You had shoes?" lol They said childhood was hell but it gave them appreciation for anything they had.

This song always makes me cry, love Dolly Parton so much. I have seven brothers and sisters so know what it's like to do without but I always felt lucky to have older sisters who gave me their clothes. If you like this one J, you will like a song she did called "Chicken Every Sunday". Big shout out to my ex husband for introducing me to this beautiful song.

Dolly has that spirit to Draw You in just was sitting there playing a guitar and singing. she doesn't need theatrics she never has. This song and jolene always touch my heart even though i've heard them probably for close to fifty years❤❤❤❤❤❤

I really loved your beautiful reaction! This song always touches me each time I watch the video. I believe gratitude and appreciation for all that we have is everything!

Dolly came from a family with 12 children and was raised in a house with no running water or a indoor toilet. Her father worked almost dawn to dusk to feed his kids.

I can listen to this song 100 times and cry every time, she is such an amazing story teller and her voice is angelic.

I love the story about your mom 💜💜 she sounds so sweet

My mother's family was very poor. When I was a little girl, my grandmother made me what they called a "flour sack" dress. Back in the day, you could buy 50 pounds of flour and it would come in a sack cloth. So she used the cloth to make my dresses. On my 16th birthday, my grandmother made me a quilt, that had pieces from all the dresses she made me from the flour sacks. She's been dead 20 years, but I still have that quilt and I couldn't love anything more!

Aww Thanks. My favorite of hers. One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Enjoy.

Found your channel about an hour ago after I was looking for reactions of What's Up by 4 Non Blondes. Really good channel

We grew up pretty poor but i never knew how poor. My mother was a nurse and always did so much for us. My mother told those growing up in Jamaica stories too. Looking back, it's not fun being poor but there are some treasures in the darkness and riches out of the harsh ground. I've always loved this song. Thank you.

Brings tears to my eyes reminds me of my great gramma and gramma...great gramma had 11 kids and worked as a cook at a fancy ski resort in VT every year the coats left behind she'd get to take home and make coats, leggings, mitts and hats for her children ....my gramma tells the most wonderful storys about growing up with no complaints just love ,humor and wisdom ❤

Dolly has written over 3,000 song for herself and other performers. She is amazing.

Brings tears doesn’t it? One of America’s best storytellers. I’m gonna share on Twitter, maybe she’ll see It. She deserves to hear this.

My favourite Dolly song I think. It always impresses me how she can play the guitar with those nails!

I have always loved Dolly and her humble beginnings, her talents and how generous she is today❤

I'm so pleased you went back for this one, it's such a beautiful song, she's not too bad on the guitar either!

This and Little Sparrow are two of my most favorite Dolly songs. I grew up poor and dealt with buof it. because of it. I held on to this song for years as proof that I could change that. I did. Love this so much.

We grew up with hand me downs from cousins. Never bothered us. My mom and grandma made a lot of our clothes. We loved it. We were grateful

Jay, your heart comes through in your reaction. Thank you for sharing. Your reaction is as beautiful as the song.

This is a true story. Dolly grew up extremely poor in the mountains of Sevier County in east Tennessee. I live about 20 miles from where she grew up. Her family was full of love❤

They had a 3-room house for a family of 12, no running water or electricity. The girls had to put up a curtain in order to bathe on specific times when the males were out of the house. Her joke was "We washed up as far as possible before we could use the tub behind the curtain, and when the males were gone we washed "possible."

Sir, you've just earned yourself a new subscriber! 👏👏👏 I've watched quite a few of your reactions and they're always right on point! 👏 Dolly has it all - lyrical genius, gorgeous pure voice, a great sense of humour, beauty and brains, yet despite 50+yrs of fame, she has remained humble and incredibly kind 💖 She stayed true to her roots - grew up dirt poor in a shack in Tennessee. She's an astute business woman but has always used her fame to help others - check out her charity 'Imagination Library' - she gives millions of books a year to disadvantaged kids worldwide. She wrote ‘Jolene’ & 'I Will Always Love You' on the same day! Just amazingly talented. Listen to '9 to 5' (theme tune of the movie she starred in): kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5ast7Wsdru_n5c.html - it's an upbeat Dolly masterpiece!

A National Treasure!! Extremely talented and generous. Love her ❤️